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The position of bailiff was created shortly after the Treaty of Paris 1259 in which the King of England, Henry III, gave up claim to all of the Duchy of Normandy but the Channel Islands. Rather than absorb the islands into the Kingdom of England, a warden (now lieutenant governor ) and bailiff were appointed to run the island on his behalf.
The Bailiff and Deputy Bailiff may be removed from office by the King, on the advice of the UK Government minister responsible for Channel Island affairs, currently the Secretary of State for Justice but in the past the Home Secretary. Three individuals who held the office of Bailiff or Deputy Bailiff have been dismissed or required to resign. [21]
The Deputy Bailiff (Appointment and Functions) (Jersey) Law 1958 created the office of Deputy Bailiff to cope with the Bailiff's increasing workload. [32] The list below is of holders of the office of Deputy Bailiff who were not subsequently appointed as Bailiff. 1962-1968 Francis de Lisle Bois OBE; 1986-1992 Vernon Tomes
Individual trials may be heard before the bailiff, the deputy bailiff (also a full-time role) or a commissioner. Commissioners are part-time judges, appointed from the ranks of judges in the Commonwealth or senior experienced lawyers from the Channel Islands, United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, either for defined periods of time or for specific ...
The Court of Appeal of Jersey was finally created in 1961 and sits about six times each year. The judges of the Court of Appeal comprise the Bailiff and Deputy Bailiff, and a number of King's Counsel from the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. [2] [3] Currently, there are 11 judges of the Court of Appeal, including the Bailiff of Guernsey.
On 12 May 1992, the Lieutenant Governor announced to the States Assembly that Her Majesty the Queen had decided to remove Tomes from office as Deputy Bailiff from 30 June 1992. [5] The Lieutenant Governor said the reason for Tomes' dismissal was delays in producing timely judgments, which had led to concerns that Article 6 of the European ...
The judges of the Court of Appeal comprise the Bailiff and Deputy Bailiff (though they rarely sit), the Bailiff of Guernsey, and several King's Counsel or other senior legal practitioners from the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. [57] [58] Currently, there are 11 judges of the Court of Appeal, including the Bailiff of ...
It lies in the English Channel, about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, and about 87 nautical miles (161 km; 100 mi) south of Great Britain. [f] It is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands and part of the British Isles, with a maximum land elevation of 143 m (469 ft) above sea level ...